CALGARY – In the face of a chipper AGM report from the Canadian Television Fund, Shaw Communications CEO Jim Shaw remains displeased over how the CTF is run….
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OTTWA – Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. has applied for a licence for another sports channel, called Sportsnet 2, which would primarily cover soccer, cricket and rugby. The application for the…
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TORONTO – Internet access and advertising are expected to see the largest growth as the overall Canadian entertainment and media market reaches US$47 billion in 2011, according to a report…
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OTTAWA – Canadian Heritage minister Bev Oda said it would be “inappropriate to prejudge its review” of the Canadian Television Fund (CTF) currently underway by the CRTC, in her…
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TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet launched Wednesday a self-personalizing home page for sports fans, called MySportsnet.
MySportsnet provides users with the ability to personalize content on their home page based…
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TORONTO – The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television will sponsor Canada’s top film and television graduates in 12-week hands-on industry placements through its National Apprenticeship Training Program (NATP)….
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WINNIPEG – Consolidated revenues at CanWest Global Communications Corp.’s Australian television and out-of-home advertising operations were up 14% to A$237 million, while EBITDA was down 2% in the third…
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TORONTO – Astral Media The Harold Greenberg Fund announced Wednesday it was financially supporting the Whistler Film Festival and CFC Go West Project Lab. No indication was given of…
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TORONTO – Showcase announced Wednesday it has commissioned three new half-hour comedy pilots: The Foundation, Pure Evil and Retail. The specialty TV channel said these pilots would “deliver more…
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TORONTO – Canadian consumers are adopting a multiple of competing technologies to personalize their TV viewing experience, according to the Personal TV: Anytime, Anywhere a Media Technology Monitor (MTM)…
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